Stamp-vending machine.



F. P. DUNN.

, STAMP VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. l5. 1910.

F. P. DUNN.

STAMP VENDING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED DEC. l5. 1910..

Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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COLUMNA PLANDGRAPM co.,wASmNClToNy D, c.

F. P. DUNN.

STAMP VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED msc. I5. 19Io.

' 1,158,905. Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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FRANK P. DUNN, 0F ANDERSON, NDIANA, ASSIGNOR, :BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, OF ONE-THIRD TO ALFRED L. REED, OF ANDERSON, INDIANA.

" ,isrrAMP-vnivniivef MACHINE.

To all whom #may coi/acera.'V l

Be it known that I, FRANKP. DUNN, a

citizen of the UnitedV States, residing at Anderson, in theicounty of Madison and StateV of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Stamp-Vending Machine, of which the following is a specification.

.mentduring operation,` yet in such' condi-V tion "that they can be readily withdrawn without possibility of injury.V y

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.

Figure 1V is a side elevation showing the parts in the positions Voccupied immediately after the insertioii'oil a proper coin; Fig.- 2 a similar view'showingthe positions of the partsV when actuatediafter insertion of the coin; Fig. 3 a front elevation with the parts in position shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 4 a plan; Fig. 5 a transverse section, on alarger scale, just inside the casing; Fig. 6 an axial section; Fig.` 7 a section on line 7-7 of Fig. 5; Figs. 8 and 9V` details of the-lock, Fig. 10 asection on line 10-10 of Fig. 8, and Fig.

11 a fragmentary perspective showing the manner oi' kmounting the stamps in the carn rier. i ,v n n Y g In the drawings, 10Vindicates a suitable 1nclosing casingl formed by two mating secto the main body 'ofthe plate Vby a horizontal pair of oppositely' extending arms 17, 17 Y each"of which' is provided-with a downturned finger 18 arranged to overlap the upper edge of the adjacent door 11 so as `to.

YSpecfieatoii of Letters Patent. i Patented NOV, 2, 1915. i Application filed December 15, 1910. Serial No. 597,477.- l

`normally hold the door Ain place.` The plate 16 is provided with suitable'lock 19 adapted to engage thel main `body of the casing to hold the plate in place.` Platefl is provided with two coin chutes 21 and 22 which .lead-into the interior of the casing 10.V

`Secured to the inside of the casing 10is a bracket'25 which, atits inner end`,lies` at the middle of the casing and carries a stud shaft 26.011 the opposite ends of which are independently journaled the two' stamp carrying wheels 27 and 28. Each 'orL these wheels comprises a ring 29, which, upon its outer face, carries a plurality of radial ribs In the ring 29 between each pair of Vribs 31, IV form a cylindricalv stampV receiving pocket 32.Y Each wheel 27 and 28 also carries in its circumference 4as many.` spaced coin receiving pockets 33 as there are stamp Vpockets 32, and each coin pocket, in the present instance, is of such form as to receive and retain a five-ceiitpiece in such position that it will projectbeyond the circumfer ence of the wheel, as clearly shown in Fig. 5.

Pivoted upon .shaft 26 between the two stamp carrying wheels, is an operating lever 35, the arm 3G o'which is proj ectedthrough a suitable opening formed in casing 10 and provided at its outer end with a finger piece A37. Another arm 38V of lever 35 is projected up between the two stamp carrying wheels and at its outer endis provided with a pair of'oppositelyprojecting ngers 39, 39 which overlie the circumferences of the two stamp wheels and `project across the planes of the coin receiving pockets 38. Arranged over the fingers 39 is a guard 41, the purpose'of which will appear. Another arm 42 of lever 35 carries a depending locking bar 43, the

Vlower end of which .is slidably mounted in a suitable guide 44 arranged between the two stamp carrying wheels. Locking1 bar 43.is bifurcated at its `lower end so as to form a pair of iingers 45, 45 each of which is pros vided in lits outer edge with a notch 46.

Each of the stamp wheels on its inner face', is provided with aplurality of wedgeshaped locking blocks `47, therebeing as many blocks as there are stamp receiving pockets. v A spring 48havi`ng one end connected to arm 42 of lever 35 and the other end con-` nected to the casing 10, serves to normally keep the lever in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 5.

'ofthe lever 35. `Mountedfin thelower part Each Vof the stamp carrying' wheels is provided with one space 5l, (see Fig. 5) beV tween two oi' the ribs 3.1, which Ahas nostamp receiving` pocket. Y Casing 10 is provided at each side with al delivery opening 52 which is approximately/i thesize ot the space between any two rib 31 andthe tips ont these ribs 3l come closet? v Sible.positionsyand theguardplate 53 -carriesa :pairI'of overlapping` portions 54: which guard the openings 52 .duringfthe'operation beneath the` stamp carrying' wheels `in .post

tion to receive thecoins therefnom, isla cash drawer 551'held in kplace by asuita'ble lock 56. Arranged ad]afcent.the lower =end .of ythe Y loc'lbarl is a retainer 57 `which is normal'ly` held in the positionshown in Eig. 5 byspring 58, `said :retainer havinga head ,59 which is readilyaccessible from ythe exterior ofthe casing. Y. l

IIE-ach stamp pocket 32 fis-ofsuch sizethat fromvrtiwo to four orilve stamps may be rolled into fa small tube and inserted into .the pocket,vthe resilience of the rolledstamps being' sutlicient to `hold them in .placeagainst accidental displacement yet not interfering with theirl free withdrawal.

The operation is as followszln order to load the machine, the owner will vwithdrawv lock '19 and swing plate 16 up'so Vastoffil'ee y the two fdoors 11 whereupon saiddoors'ma-fy bey swung .down so aS to give .convenient ac-` cess i'to -`both of the 4stamp carrying wheels. Arm '36 4of lever 35 :may 'be fthen thrown down to Ian intermedia-te position Wherethe notches'46 `lie inthe paths of `travelof the locking blocks .47, whereupon `retainer 59 may 'be pushed inbelow Vthe-.lower end of the locking bar, the springbeing of suficient Vstrength :to holdethe locking bar down on the retaining pin hard .enough to Aprevent spring 58 from withdrawing vthe In this position of -lparts the two Stain-p` carrying wheels will be free for rotation .in either direction andthe owner will rollsuccessive groups of stamps into short tubes and'insert .them into .the several pockets 32 untily all fthe-'pockets are filled. Ifitwo-cent stamps are to be vended, two sta1nps=vvill be placedin each pocket with fthe intention of selling` them `aor `five cents. In dispensing one-cent'stamps, four stamps will be placed ineach pocket. When the wheels have been properly loaded the blank space'l of each wheelv will be'broug'ht opposite the adjacent..V

delivery openingV 52; retaining pin retracted -so -as Ato -permit lever 35 *toassume l its Inornial positiongdoors di. closed, and

the Vlockingplate 16 locked in place. With the 'parts in these positionsneither wheel 'Y can be turned in either directionlbecallse the locking; bar lies between the wedge shaped blocks MjofthewhcelS: LGVGT 35 maybe freely reciprocated but itwill not actuate either of the stamp marrying wheels; the

gum-ds 54- ;will ,pass entirely over ithe ide'livf ery ,openings before the locking bar is f 1 brought :to .a positionqwhere its vnotches '46 lie -.ent-irel y opposite whe-.locking :blocks oi-` Y the iwheels, and iatthe same'ftiine fthe guardY ell will lie between Fthe inner endsfo'ffthe Mcoin chutes yand the fwheels,` thus preventing any` j [distance above the circumference of rthe stamp slot -into 4whichiit {has-dropped fandlie, inzthe fpathgof movement ofthe correspondeV nig finger "3 9, zso that, when lever 3.5' is oper# i ated, Ttheiignger 89 willi-be fbroughf'tfinto en-` gafgement :with the inserted coin rat justfthe time when notch 46 [eomesopposite `thelocking blocks 547 .so {that V{the wheel :will be propelled bythe action of the finger. 39 upon.'

the inserted coinffiaheloching lbloclrs are wedgeyehaped ',sorathat, `whilebne of these blocks `tis imoved through .the ,notch 46 the lower portion of Ythe flocking lbar :may Vpass up between that block and ftheynextone, and thus prevent any overthrowing ,o'f thewheel no matter how hard the lever35rmayrbe thrown down by :the person operating A:the machine. `jj y i 1H 'ldhen the Opeiatiigig :member -gi's ,releasjed, the gua-rds '54 areturned up away from the deli-very openings 52 and zthe stamps which have-been Vpresented -fby l"the sforwkl'dgmovef ment .o theistamp wheel maywbei'readilyffextracted. .It will. beunderstood, ofV course, that .only :that .stamp ,carrying wheel finto which coin has been dropped rwil-1 be moved by the Vactuation ofi-lever 35 and that, .if GWG coins be simultaneously'*dropped one A i-nto each wheel, Ithe two wheels -willber-simultaneousl'y driven forward.;

claimasmy invention; y y Y y Y l. In .a stamp vending machine, theeorn-v bination with an inclosing 4casing 'having delivery opening, of a stamp-carrying wheel Y journaled in the casing and frprovided `with wheel, and; a notched locking: bar `associawgedc with the Aoperating lever and the locking blocks for locking the stamp-carrying Wheel` against rotation when the operating llever isV at either' end of its stroke.

V2. In a stamp vending machine, the comv vbination with an inclosingv casing having a delivery opening, of a stamp-carrying Wheel journaled in the casing, an operating lever, a plurality of lockingV blocks associated with the stamp-carrying,Wheel, and, a notched locking bar associated vvithrthe operating lever and the locking blocks for lockinguthe stamp-.Carrying Wheel against rotation VWhen the operating lever is at Aeither end of its stroke.

3. In a stamp vending machine, the combination with an incl'osing casing having a delivery opening, of a stamp-.carrying Wheel journaled in the casing and'provicled `With a multiplicity of stamp pockets arranged to traverse the delivery opening, an operating lever, a plurality of locking blocks associated with the stamp carrying Wheel, and a notched locking bar associated With the operating `lever and the locking blocks for locking the stamp-carrying wheel against rotation when the operating lever is at either end of its stroke, said locking bar being distinct from the operating means for the stamp-carrying Wheel.

' 4. In a stamp vending machine, the combination With an inclosing casing having a* delivery opening, of a stamp-carrying Wheel journaled inthe casing and provided With a multiplicity of cylindrical stamp pockets delivery. opening during movement of the stamp-carrying Wheel.

5. In a stamp vending machine, the combination With an inclosing casing having a delivery opening, of a stamp-carrying Wheel journaled in the casing, an operating lever, a plurality of locking blocks 4associated Wit-l1 the stamp-carrying Wheel, a notched locking bar associated with the operating lever andV the locking blocks for locking the stampcarrying Wheel against rotation When the operating lever is at eitherI end of its stroke, and a guard associated with the operating lever for covering the delivery opening during movement of the stamp-carrying Wheel.

In Witness whereof, I, have hereunto set my hand andseal at Anderson, Indiana, this twelfth day of December, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and ten.

Y FRANK P. DUNN. [Ls] Witnesses:

EMoRY W. CLIFFORD, EDITH` M. WILLIAMSON.

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